Given a comment by the author: I think the above might not be about notifying, but about easily getting the names of multiple other users into a comment. For that, I'd rather not see the @ in the end result. The part "made by @abc" really does not need the @ nor any formatting, I feel. I'd like "made by abc" in the end result.
– ArjanJun 9 '12 at 9:04

@Arjan yes exactly, I want to bring it in notice. As of now I will go with @Tim ManishEarth answer.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 12 '12 at 14:26

Okay, then note that Tim also states If someone said "I like Shog9's idea better", you can easily guess that Shog9 is a user. So just drop the @ when you want to mention a user. No need for the @ in your @Tim ManishEarth above either! (Actually, the proper English would be: I will go with Tim's answer...)
– ArjanJun 12 '12 at 16:52

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If you want to just mention a user without notifying them, use backticks:

@JeffAtwood I like `@Shog9`'s idea better

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@JeffAtwood I like @Shog9's idea better

Really though, there's no pressibg need to even be using the @. Yes, it's internet code for "this is a username", but it's unnecessary in context-- If someone said "I like Shog9's idea better", you can easily guess that Shog9 is a user. So just drop the @ when you want to mention a user.

making two comments its not a good idea, can't have mechanism that first occurance @ will ping the user and second will be just.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 5:36

@hotveryspicy It was changed because people thought that @-mentioning two users in a comment would ping both of them. If you just want to mention their name without pinging them, just leave off the @ sign
– Michael MrozekJun 9 '12 at 5:48

@hot I don't get what you mean. The backtick syntax lets you mention users without pinging. Wanting to ping two users is a rare use case, ive had to do it extremely few times. Comments are for improving the post, not for discussion. As such, you only need a back and forth with the poster.
– ManishearthJun 9 '12 at 5:49

@MichaelMrozek agreed, Ok why it is happening that when I press @ first time I got popup(username) and while second time there is no hint(username)?
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 5:52

@hotveryspicy The same reason; because you can't ping a second person, so why would it help you do the wrong thing?
– Michael MrozekJun 9 '12 at 5:54

@MichaelMrozek Actually i don't want to ping the other user, I am thinking of user flexibility if the second username is typical or having some special character then also user need to write name manually.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 5:57

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@hot umm, the at-symbol is for pinging. Don't use it. Why do you absolutrly need the at? Also, @replies can be placed anywhere in a comment. How will the parser know whom to ping?
– ManishearthJun 9 '12 at 6:00

@TimManishEarth see when you writing @hot I am not at all notified? same thing I am thinking when user write @ second time.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 6:37

@TimManishEarth I just want that user need not to write other username if he write @ username will popup but not get pinged, by this user will have a flexibility and have less chance of spell mistakes of other user's name.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 6:52

@hotveryspicy Three letters are enough (as long as unambiguous, anyway), and the comments here using @hot are indeed in your inbox. Why do you say you're not notified?
– balphaJun 9 '12 at 6:54

@balpha I said because "I am not at all notified". When I again came to this page then I came to know that update is made.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 6:56

@hotveryspicy I don't understand. Are you saying the comments using @hot are not in your global inbox (top left of the page)? Because I can see they are.
– balphaJun 9 '12 at 6:58

@balpha I mean to say that, when @Tim ManishEarth wrote @hot I dint got any Red colored notification(top left of the page). Yes exactly what @Tim ManishEarth mentioned in last comment.
– Mohammed Azharuddin ShaikhJun 9 '12 at 7:01